The Secretary may waive or vary particular provisions of this chapter to the extent that the waiver is not inconsistent with the Act if:

1. A. Conformance to the requirement of any federal, State, or local program necessitates waiver or variance of a regulation; or
2. B. In the determination of the Secretary, the application of a regulation in a specific case or in an emergency situation would be inequitable or contrary to the purposes of the Act.

Authority: Economic Development Article, §6-203, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2285)

Regulation .04B amended effective February 6, 2012 (39:2 Md. R. 142)